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Image: The original site – a parking lot, all photographs courtesy of John Steere Halycon Commons is located in South Berkeley. The green space was once a 28-space parking lot. The impetus for the project came during the June 1992 solstice block party which was made possible by a temporary street closing. Residents wondered what […]

Image: East 120 Street and Paladino, pre-construction, courtesy of TreesNY NYC has a combined sewer system which overflows during heavy rain (and snow).  The city relies on both grey and green infrastructure to mitigate stormwater flows. One example of the latter is the Stormwater Vegetative Control or SVC project at East 120 Street and Paladino […]